diff --git a/pkg/testutil/assert.go b/pkg/testutil/assert.go
index 8bd3922ee..9cf03457d 100644
--- a/pkg/testutil/assert.go
+++ b/pkg/testutil/assert.go
@@ -54,5 +54,9 @@ func AssertFalse(t *testing.T, v bool, msg ...string) {
 }
 
 func isNil(v interface{}) bool {
-	return v == nil || reflect.ValueOf(v).IsNil()
+	if v == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+	return rv.Kind() != reflect.Struct && rv.IsNil()
 }